Menlo Park City Elementary

Menlo Park City Elementary has four schools serving grades K–8: three K–5 elementary schools and one 6–8 middle school, with 2,682 students in all. In 2025–2026, each elementary school’s results exceeded state averages in ELA, math, and science; their average advantages were 31, 42, and 39 percentage points, respectively. Hillview Middle also scored well above state results in each subject. The clearest elementary standout is Oak Knoll Elementary, which led the other elementary schools in all three subjects, especially science.

Oak Knoll scored 84% in ELA, 85% in math, and 87% in science; its science result was 13 points above the next-highest elementary score. Laurel Elementary was in the middle overall, at 81% in ELA, 82% in math, and 75% in science, and led fourth grade in ELA and math. Encinal Elementary had the lowest all-grades scores among the elementary schools—76% in ELA, 76% in math, and 64% in science—though each was above the state result; its science score was 10 points below the district result. Hillview scored 79% in ELA, 75% in math, and 72% in science, slightly below district results in all three.

Science improved at every school from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: gains ranged from 2 points at Laurel to 9 points at Oak Knoll, while Encinal rose 8 points. ELA and math changes were smaller and mixed; Laurel’s scores fell 2 points in ELA and 3 in math. SchoolDigger ranks all four schools in the 93rd–98th statewide percentiles for their respective school types. For added context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible shares ranged from 6% at Oak Knoll to 16% at Encinal; student–teacher ratios ranged from 15.4 at Encinal to 18.8 at Oak Knoll.